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A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.

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nictitating membrane

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nictitating membrane

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A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.

Japanese Meaning

鳥類、爬虫類、一部の哺乳類に見られる、眼の内面で保護の役割を果たす透明な皮膚のひだ（内側のまぶたとして機能する）

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The snowy owl blinked slowly, its nictitating membrane sweeping across the eye to remove dust.

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ユキフクロウはゆっくりまばたきし、目の埃を取り除くために瞬膜が眼を覆った。

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A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.

As the wildebeest shrinks, the circle of sated birds lounging in the short grass expands. With bulging crops, the vultures settle their heads atop folded wings and slide their nictitating membranes shut.

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nictitating membranes

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